The obvious nit/question in this episode is if the Enterprise life support system is breaking down, why doesn't the bridge crew put on spacesuits, or at the very least oxygen masks? You'd think there would be some provision to help the crew deal with a malfunction to life support in such a crucial part of the ship. Instead Data has to do all the work.
Because Lwaxana is visiting, so it would actually be less painful to die.
If the core of the asteroid can't be destroyed by a photon torpedo, then won't the fragments of the asteroid cause problems. because it seems unlikely that these fragments will easily burn up in the atmosphere? Also they destroy the core by using a nuclear disruption, so wouldn't that cause possibly dangerous radioactivity?
Instead of blowing up the asteroid, why not use a phaser to vaporize a part of the asteroid which will act like a kind of engine and push the asteroid away from the planet? (This method could also be used on the Breel IV moon in Deja Q.)
Deanna giving parenting advice, obviously she doesn't know what she is talking about. That contract idea is so lame, that she obviously made it up, so she could get them out of her room, possibly to give her a chance to look up some legitimate advice on raising children or to thank whatever God Betazoids worship for not having Worf die in Ethics. ;-)
Once again we see the Ligonian hand weapon in Worf's quarters. I certainly hope he cleaned the poison off those spikes. especially with an energetic little boy running around his quarters. ("Worf to Sick Bay. Alexander has the Ligonian weapon stuck in his head, again.")
This is a terrible and tactless thing to say, but when Lwaxana is giving her big teary scene on being alone, I couldn't help but think that Majel Barret was exploiting what she felt about the death of her husband. I know actors are supposed to use their real experiences to give believability to their performances, but I just found the scene tacky.
The metal parasites don't like cold, but these are space borne creatures. Their natural environment is cold. (Well. except for the part which is being hit by solar radiation. One side would be intensely hot the other side would be intensely cold.)
Why is Picard so concerned about putting these parasites back in the asteroid field? His ship is in danger. Send a nitrium laced particle beam into a star... end of problem.
At the beginning of the show the particle beam came out of the deflector dish, at the end it comes out of the phaser bank.
The crew starts waking up after the parasites are gone, why? The life support was damaged, the crew passed out because of this. Even though the parasites have just left, the life support is still damaged. Does the ship have some kind of automatic repair system or were a couple of engineers standing by in space suits waiting for the creatures to leave then they fixed the system?
Data comments that the plan seems to have worked, but earlier he said that sensors could not find the parasites. How does Data know that there aren't anymore parasites still on the ship?
Well, it seems that Worf doesn't even like a mud bath.
On page 336 of the NextGen Guide, Phil asked if the producers thought that a nearly nude dancer was an acceptable entertainment for a young boy. Obviously the nearly nude dancer appealed to the 'young boy' in the producers' minds, or at least the 'teenage boy.'
Even though the parasites have just left, the life support is still damaged.
IIRC, life support failed because all power was diverted to propulsion. When they arrived, Data redirected power to life support.
Trek seems to have this assumption that if a system is damaged you can still get it to work by diverting more power to that system. I don't buy it.
I'm reminded of the software engineer who tried to make a computer run faster by cranking up the voltage on the bench power supply. Do I need to explain what happened next? 
On page 336 of the NextGen Guide, Phil asked if the producers thought that a nearly nude dancer was an acceptable entertainment for a young boy. Obviously the nearly nude dancer appealed to the 'young boy' in the producers' minds, or at least the 'teenage boy.'
Of course, what did Phil object to, the dance moves or her state of (un)dress? Would her dance moves have been unacceptable if she was wearing a leotard? That can be attributed to cultural differences, look at acceptable European beach attire vs acceptable American attire. As we know Betazoid tradition is to conduct weddings nude, so it makes sense that in her (Lwaxana's) culture nudity would not be a big deal.
Well there's certainly no excuse for ANYONE to allow Alexander to see Lwaxana naked as she parades into Ten Forward. (Alexander acts like he never saw her that way before...that's why I'm saying it)
Well there's certainly no excuse for ANYONE to allow Alexander to see Lwaxana naked as she parades into Ten Forward.
How do you figure? If she had been having a traditional Betazoid weading and he'd been in attendence he'd have seen her and many others in the same state.
(Alexander acts like he never saw her that way before...that's why I'm saying it)
He wasn't reacting to her nudity because he'd never seen it before. He was reacting because that's so far from how she would be expected to be dressed. For example everyone's seen a woman in a string bikini at the beach or pool but if a woman came to a weading or formal dance in her string bikini it would be shocking. Not because we'd not seen those parts of her body before but because of the context.
Ah...thanks.
GREAT MOMENT: Worf popping the smiley bubble
In "Data's Day", Data was the "father of the bride" and walked Keiko down the aisle & gave her away.
In this episode, Picard was supposed to give Lwaxana away. How come he was not at her side, walking her down the aisle? Are Betazed marriages that radically different? I must note that Picard looked rather pleased with Lwaxana's choice of "apparrel" for her wedding. (her birthday suit)
The Betazoid wedding traditions could very well be different from the human - in fact it would be truly surprising if they weren`t.
We already have evidence that they are pretty different from human (or more accuratly, Keiko's specific culture's) marriage ceremonies.
TOP FIVE ADVANTAGES FOR HAVING A BETAZED WEDDING:
5. No wedding dress to return.
4. No need to worry about tripping over the train on the wedding dress.
3. No need for the groom to visualize what the bride looks like without the wedding dress on...He's got the real thing right there!
2. No need for the bride to worry about losing a heel on her shoe.
1. You're all set for "that night"
But John A, I also see disadvantages.
For example, that bridesmaid you've secretly got your eye on can see your true feelings towards her from across the room.
Unfortunately, so can everyone else.
Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "members of the congregation." [Grow up, Nine - everyone]
Tony Jay (Campio) has a very deep voice, making him perfect to voice such animated characters as Shere Khan on "Talespin," Chairface Chippendale on "The Tick," and Frollo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
And Megabyte on ReBoot. He was also the narrator of Austin Powers 2.
I'm a little late posting this, I guess I was awestruck (or mesmerized) by the sight....
I love Deanna's (Marina's) hairstyle and outfit at Lwaxana's wedding.
Should have been no outfit at all being Lwaxana's wedding and all.
Picard and Data spend roughly 3 hours in the turbolift: When the troubles first start, Picard orders the enterprise to go to the Asteroid field while he is in engineering. He then asks Data how long it would take: More than 5 hours at warp nine.
Without any interruption, Picard and Data board the Turbolift and come out at the bridge. Directly thereafter, the speed is reduced to warp six and Picard talks to LaForge who then gives him 6.5. Without any interruption again, Picard asks the ensign how much time there is left until the Enterprise reaches the Asteroid field: Lo and behold, it's a little more than two hours!!!
After taking one step forward in the previous seasons Half A Life, Lwaxana takes two steps back here.